Ukraine fires “longer-range” ballistic missiles into Russia on the 1,000th day of war. / CNN
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country may face 100,000 North Korean troops. / The Guardian
How has the Assad government maintained control in Syria despite 13 years of civil war? By becoming a “narco state” dependent on captagon. / The New Yorker
China is moving quickly to ramp up domestic production of semiconductors. / Nikkei Asia
AI-generated police reports are said to be a sign of what's to come. / MIT Technology Review
Related: A leak shows what “Graykey,” a phone-unlocking tool used by law enforcement, can get from your iPhone. / 404 Media
“Planet Nine” refers to a potential planet orbiting 10 times farther from the sun than Neptune. / Phys.org
Three trends to explain a supposed decline in scientific innovation—and the answer is “epistemic anarchy?” / City Journal
A Utah forest of 47,000 aspen trees—named Pando—is actually a single interconnected organism. / Nature
See also: Audio recordings from the world's first certified “wilderness quiet park” in Ecuador. / Quiet Parks
Americans aren't just buying more toys for their kids than they used to, “they're also buying them differently.” / Vox
Allison Willmore: Men are unwell, but they deserve better than Gladiator II. / Vulture
Unrelated: Photos of Eric Wareheim's loft apartment. / Domino
Layered photographs of starling murmurations. / Colossal
An explanation for how magician David Copperfield made the Statue of Liberty disappear in 1983. / Open Culture